Chapter 218
In the end, it was still Xia Er's rationality that triumphed over the influence of the potion. Just as she turned to open the wooden door of the washroom, the moment she swung it open, she spotted a familiar maid standing at the threshold, poised to knock.
The maid seemed startled when the door opened, taking a step back. But as she recognized Xia Er's face, she stumbled back several steps and fell to the ground.
“Xia... Xia Xia... Miss Xia Er... A-Ai Wei Na said you’ve been in the washroom too long... She sent me to check... to take a look.”
The maid's voice was shaky, and she hurriedly scrambled to her feet, retreating to the side with her head bowed deeply.
This must be the maid that the simulated version of herself encountered while transforming into the "Coroner" during the dismemberment. One could only say luck wasn’t on her side, running into Xia Er under the influence of the "Coroner" potion once again.
“Oh…”
Xia Er nodded lightly and walked past the maid, suddenly recalling something. She turned back and asked, “Where’s Ai Wei Na?”
“She’s... she’s waiting for you in the study on the second floor…”
The maid still didn’t dare to lift her head, not even daring to breathe.
“Okay.”
Xia Er had no desire to say another word and headed straight for the study on the second floor.
When she reached the door of the study, the maid at the entrance paused for a moment upon seeing Xia Er but still opened the wooden door, watching her enter.
Once inside the study, Xia Er saw Ai Wei Na sitting on the sofa and Ni Ya standing beside her.
The wooden door closed behind Xia Er. Ni Ya turned to glance at her, slightly taken aback, but said nothing.
It wasn’t until Xia Er collapsed onto the sofa that Ai Wei Na snapped out of her focus on the book in her hands and looked up at Xia Er.
“Xia Er?”
Ai Wei Na gazed at the girl with dark blue hair and deep purple eyes, speaking uncertainly.
Why did she dye her hair and eyes to look so similar to mine?
No... wait...
A transcendent?
This time, Ai Wei Na could clearly sense the aura of the potion emanating from Xia Er.
Had Xia Er really downed a potion while just stepping out to use the washroom?
What potion was it? Why at this moment?
Questions flooded Ai Wei Na's mind, but she believed Xia Er wasn’t the type to impulsively drink a potion. There had to be a reason behind it.
If Xia Er wanted to become a transcendent, she could have chosen a potion long ago; she had that capability.
“The side effects of the sealing object…”
Xia Er looked toward Ai Wei Na, explaining weakly, “It removed the contamination from the Otherworld, but the price is being eroded by a random potion for 24 hours.”
So, she replaced the contamination with the potion’s taint?
Ai Wei Na carefully sensed Xia Er’s spirit and confirmed that there was indeed little trace of the Otherworld left.
“This sealing object... it can only be used by someone who isn’t a transcendent, right?”
Ai Wei Na asked.
Replacing contamination with a potion sounds simple, but the conditions for implementation are extremely strict.
Potions aren’t just sweet water; you can’t drink them on a whim.
If a “instigator” used this sealing object and the eroding potion wasn’t from the “instigator” route, or if it were a second or third-tier potion, that “instigator” would likely go mad before the contamination from the Otherworld even had a chance to take effect.
“Yes.”
Xia Er nodded, feeling a sense of relief inside.
That was a close call.
Otherwise, if Ni Ya had asked to borrow the sealing object from her, it would have been troublesome... she didn’t have such an object.
“What’s the effect of this potion?”
Ai Wei Na asked, curiosity evident in her voice.
“‘Coroner.’”
Xia Er replied.
“Oh…”
Ai Wei Na nodded, not pressing further.
She was quite familiar with the “Coroner” potion; she had encountered it numerous times. As long as Xia Er didn’t use her abilities within these 24 hours, there wouldn’t be any issues.
It wasn’t that the side effects of the “Coroner” were particularly severe; it was mainly because the abilities of the “Coroner” were... anti-human.
No, it wouldn’t be right to say anti-human; it should be called anti-biological. Any living being would feel disgust or fear towards the abilities of the “Coroner.”
However...
Xia Er now had a different aura about her. If she put on glasses and went out claiming Xia Er was her sister, people would probably believe it.
But it was puzzling why Xia Er seemed a bit disheartened and world-weary.
It must be the influence of the potion.
“What did you want to talk to me about?”
Ai Wei Na snapped back to reality, no longer looking at Xia Er’s face, and got down to business.
Had she already set the stage for herself?
That’s great; she didn’t have to explain herself.
But speaking up was really exhausting...
Xia Er silently thanked the simulated version of herself while contemplating getting a stitched doll to help her speak.
That way, she could just lie on the sofa and do nothing.
“I wanted to ask about my previous mental state,”
Xia Er whispered, “If treatment is needed, how long would it take?”
Upon hearing Xia Er’s words, Ai Wei Na frowned slightly. She seemed to realize something and didn’t directly answer Xia Er’s question. Instead, she countered, “Are you planning to go back to the Otherworld?”
Xia Er had already used the sealing object to cure her contamination, yet she was still inquiring about it... wasn’t that a desire to return?
“No, I just want to plan my time.”
Xia Er shook her head and said, “After the 24-hour influence of the potion ends, the contamination from the Otherworld will return.”
“So I want to set a plan for myself while I’m still clear-headed.”
Xia Er spoke in one breath, then promptly closed her mouth. She had already exhausted her speaking quota for the next two minutes, and for the following two minutes, she would become a “corpse” that could only nod.
“I’m not too sure... probably not many people have experience treating contamination from the Otherworld. Optimistically, it could take one or two months; pessimistically, it might take years or even over a decade.”
Ai Wei Na shook her head and said, “Unless a better treatment method can be found.”
That long...
If there were no further crises, Xia Er could accept a treatment period of decades, let alone years.
Xia Er lowered her head, seemingly deep in thought. After two minutes, she looked up at Ai Wei Na and asked, “What was my physical and mental state like before?”
“You seemed fine; you could speak normally, and there were no external injuries,”
Ai Wei Na recalled carefully before speaking. “Aside from being unable to write and feeling a bit weak, everything else was quite normal.”
Not to mention the murmurs in her mind...
Xia Er pondered.
Should she use this plan to seize the uniqueness? It seemed to be the plan with the highest success rate.
It mainly depended on whether the “uniqueness” gears were worth her effort.
She needed to ask the system about the missing gears once she returned to reality.
These matters might very well appear in the system’s comments after this simulation concludes...
But right now, there was something very important.
“Ai Wei Na, do you have any potions that can help someone fall asleep quickly?”
Xia Er looked at Ai Wei Na with hopeful eyes and spoke.
“I’m tired.”
Chapter 132: The Collapsing “Uniqueness.”
“Sedative? Sleep?”
Ai Wei Na knew that before being contaminated by the Otherworld, Xia Er’s mental state had already shown some issues, primarily reflected in her difficulty recovering her spirit.
However, asking her to find a sedative on short notice was indeed a bit challenging.
Due to the ritual replication, she had stocked up on quite a few potions.
But those potions were mainly for assisting with brainwashing and mental guidance, not really suitable for Xia Er’s situation.
However, there was one potion she had bought at the De Dun Manor...
No, no, that material was meant for making potions, not for direct use... otherwise...
“I’ll go take a look.”
Ai Wei Na stood up abruptly and quickly walked to the study door, opening it and stepping out, leaving Xia Er and Ni Ya staring at each other in silence.
After a moment of eye contact, Xia Er turned to Ni Ya and said, “Can you knock me out with one punch? Ni Ya.”
“No.”
Ni Ya shook her head.
She might have a chance of knocking Ni Ya out, but to do it precisely enough to just knock her out was a bit of a tall order.
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